37 people rescued from U.P. island after waves overtake sand bar

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say they rescued dozens of people from a small island off of Michigan's Upper Peninsula after weather kicked up waves in Lake Superior.

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded Tuesday night to a call that several hikers were stranded on Little Presque Isle. WLUC-TV reports authorities spotted a large number of people on the south side of the island and brought in a boat to get them off.